Aims: This unit aims to:
* introduce the discipline of management theory through a discussion of both the wider (macro) view of management theory and the micro view of how people function in organisations.

Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* to explain the evolution of the discipline of management.
* to use the concept of systems to depict the nature of the interaction between civil engineering organisations and their environment.
* to understand the functioning of people in an organisations in terms of motivation, teamwork, leadership styles and the nature of management.

Skills: Intellectual skills
* To understand taught material - taught and assessed
Professional/Practical skills
* To give students an appropriate understand of management theory in preparation for employment as a graduate in the construction industry - taught and facilitated
Transferable/key skills
* To communicate ideas in writing - facilitated and assessed.

AR40319 is Optional on the following programmes:

UEAR-AKM07 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)

Notes:

This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2017/18 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2018/19 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2017/18.

Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.

Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.